Example sentences of "did n't [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm so excited , ’ said Elaine , ‘ I did n't think a style like this would suit me but it does . ’ |
| 2 | It hurt a bit at the time , but I got myself free and did n't think a lot about it just then . |
| 3 | Though I 'm afraid Miss Lilian and 1 did n't think a lot of them , did we , Lilian ? |
| 4 | The Postmaster General , the Earl de la Warr ( Eton and Oxford ) , did n't think an interest in or knowledge of communications part of the job requirements . |
| 5 | He did n't sleep a wink during the journey . |
| 6 | Jill would work for me if Uncle was n't around but as soon as he appeared she did n't care a fig for me and would be off to see what he wanted to do . |
| 7 | Julia did n't care a sod about that kid , she 'd let her to scream on , stand in the middle of the garden screaming , indoors screaming and she said to me I have no feelings for her whatsoever but she took the bloody money every week and this is what 's so wrong , nobody knows how she er was as that child , only people like us who would hear |
| 8 | Personally , I did n't care a lot at all for the more dramatic kind of preachers , those who would shout and thump the pulpit . |
| 9 | When Dad returned he did n't speak a word to either of us . |
| 10 | ‘ Are you certain Dana did n't drop a hint about my dress ? ’ she asked . |
| 11 | You did n't wear an apron like the men are wearing in the |
| 12 | Good to see that they dropped 2 more points yesterday … if we can get a win tomorrow it will put them in a more realistic range , even though kevin keegan said in todays papers that Leeds did n't stand a chance of catching the scum ! |
| 13 | Adelaide was his last opportunity that season to beat me , so he took a gamble ; one which , had he been less driven , he would have known did n't stand a chance of coming off . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Our driver did n't stand a chance of stopping in time , ’ said a BR spokesman . |
| 15 | Did n't stand a chance from the start . |
| 16 | He did n't drink a lot of it |
| 17 | I did n't do a degree with a career in mind , I did something I wanted to do . |
| 18 | I did n't do a lot of walkin' , except round the shops , and I treated meself to another 'ansom cab to bring me back . |
| 19 | Did n't do a lot of damage . |
| 20 | ‘ Contrary to marriage guidance advice , we did n't do a lot of talking things through afterwards . |
| 21 | Well we did n't do a lot of that er except gi giving advice wh when we just sort of er going round as a midwife . |
| 22 | The orderlies did n't do a lot of work but they did do a lot of talking , and their general cheerfulness had a lifting effect on the corridor as a whole . |
| 23 | Whereas Marion 's sort of it it did n't tell a story like what erm Fiona 's did but it was just it 's the kind of painting I like . |
| 24 | She did n't leave a message at all ? ’ |
| 25 | We were weary and did n't spare a thought for how she must be feeling — sick in the mornings , with a husband flying all the time . |
| 26 | But the Eddie did n't specify a date at all , beyond a vague ‘ waiting period ’ that extended from the beginning of December through to the end of February . |
| 27 | Oh , she drew , she was the only one who did n't draw a horse on the National , |
| 28 | The officer steadied himself by grasping the windshield , but did n't miss a beat in his spiel . |
| 29 | But on the other hand , he gave fans exactly what they did n't want a plan for all-seater stands . |
| 30 | She did n't want a life of isolation stuck out here in a housing estate , only allowed to go out to work as a favour . |